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Merit Medical Systems
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132 hedge funds and large institutions have $1.16B invested in Merit Medical Systems in 2014 Q3 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 11 funds opening new positions, 53 increasing their positions, 45 reducing their positions, and 19 closing their positions.

New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed

352% more call options, than puts

Call options by funds: $787K | Put options by funds: $174K

106% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $559M → $1.16B (+$596M)

18% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 53 | Existing positions reduced: 45

6% less funds holding

Funds holding: 140 → 132 (-8)

42% less first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 19

100% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 → 0 (-1)

Holders
132
Holders Change
-8
Holders Change %
-5.71%
% of All Funds
3.83%
Holding in Top 10
–
Holding in Top 10 Change
-1
Holding in Top 10 Change %
-100%
% of All Funds
–
New
11
Increased
53
Reduced
45
Closed
19
Calls
$787K
Puts
$174K
Net Calls
+$613K
Net Calls Change
-$720K

Top Buyers

1
VNIM
Vaughan Nelson Investment Management
Texas
+$12.3M
2
PCMI
Paradigm Capital Management Inc
New York
+$1.49M
3
KCM
Kennedy Capital Management
Missouri
+$1.33M
4
BA
BlackRock Advisors
Delaware
+$1.2M
5
VOYA Investment Management
VOYA Investment Management
Georgia
+$1.01M

Top Sellers

1
PAAMCP
Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO)
California
-$4.51M
2
Norges Bank
Norges Bank
Norway
-$4.22M
3
RCMC
RK Capital Management (Colorado)
Colorado
-$3.68M
4
LSC
Lyon Street Capital
California
-$3.17M
5
JGC
J. Goldman & Co
New York
-$2.87M
Name Holding Trade Value Shares
Change 		Change in
Stake
Nomura Holdings
76
Nomura Holdings
Japan
$446K +$117K +8,807 +31%
Two Sigma Advisers
77
Two Sigma Advisers
New York
$442K -$922K -69,500 -65%
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
78
State of Tennessee, Department of Treasury
Tennessee
$416K – – –
MLICM
79
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MetLife)
New York
$403K -$13 -1 -0%
AIG
80
American International Group
New York
$392K +$5.92K +446 +1%
ASRS
81
Arizona State Retirement System
Arizona
$356K +$14.6K +1,100 +4%
CAM
82
ClariVest Asset Management
California
$349K -$670K -50,506 -63%
Citadel Advisors
83
Citadel Advisors
Florida
$317K -$250K -18,860 -41%
Millennium Management
84
Millennium Management
New York
$300K -$122K -9,227 -27%
CS
85
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$275K -$272K -20,481 -47%
LSERS
86
Louisiana State Employees Retirement System
Louisiana
$236K +$11.9K +900 +5%
CAM
87
Capstone Asset Management
Texas
$221K +$3.98K +300 +2%
ProShare Advisors
88
ProShare Advisors
Maryland
$214K -$57.5K -4,338 -19%
OA
89
OFI Advisors
Pennsylvania
$210K +$37.9K +2,856 +19%
UBS AM
90
UBS AM
Illinois
$209K – – –
AQR Capital Management
91
AQR Capital Management
Connecticut
$202K – – –
IAM
92
Iridian Asset Management
Connecticut
$193K +$59K +4,450 +38%
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
93
Thrivent Financial for Lutherans
Minnesota
$185K +$8.62K +650 +4%
William Blair & Company
94
William Blair & Company
Illinois
$182K – – –
T. Rowe Price Associates
95
T. Rowe Price Associates
Maryland
$179K – – –
TRSOTSOK
96
Teachers Retirement System of the State of Kentucky
Kentucky
$159K – – –
SAM
97
Symphony Asset Management
California
$156K -$344K -25,924 -66%
KBC Group
98
KBC Group
Belgium
$133K -$11.6K -872 -7%
CMBA
99
C.M. Bidwell & Associates
Hawaii
$133K +$149K +11,235 New
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
100
Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado
Colorado
$128K – – –
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4
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MMSI Hedge Fund Activity: Q3 2014 in Review

132 of the 3,446 institutional investors tracked by Wall St. Rank reported a position in Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) for Q3 2014, worth a combined $1.16B — up 106% from $559M a quarter earlier.

Sellers outnumbered buyers: 19 funds closed out of MMSI and 11 opened new positions — a net loss of 8 holders — while 45 trimmed existing stakes and 53 added.

The largest buyer was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, adding an estimated $12.3M. The largest seller was Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), exiting entirely with an estimated $4.51M sold.

  • 132 institutional investors held Merit Medical Systems (MMSI) as of Q3 2014, down from 140 in Q2 2014.
  • Funds reported $1.16B of Merit Medical Systems stock for Q3 2014, up 106% quarter-over-quarter.
  • 11 funds opened new Merit Medical Systems positions in Q3 2014 and 19 closed out, a net change of -8 holders.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems buyer in Q3 2014 was Vaughan Nelson Investment Management, an estimated $12.3M added.
  • The largest Merit Medical Systems seller in Q3 2014 was Pacific Alternative Asset Management Company (PAAMCO), an estimated $4.51M sold.

Based on aggregated 13F filings for Q3 2014.